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Posted by jim on July 17, 2007, 7:38 am
On Jul 17, 4:47 am, business...@nomail.com wrote:
> I went to Walmart to get a few tubes of silicone caulk to fix some
> leaks on my barn roof. Just loose nails mostly. They were out of
> silicone and I asked a worker to check for some in the back. He comes
> back and says they don't have any. That should have been the end of
> the discussion but the idiot tells me regular caulk will work and
> hands me a tube. I said no, it wont stick well enough. Then he hands
> me some construction adhesive and says "this will stick". I begin to
> explain that is not intended to be a caulk, when the asshole butts in
> and tells me I am wrong, and it IS a caulk. About this time another
> worker, a woman comes over and asks me what is wrong, I explain
> fixing my roof and she hands me a tube of asphalt roof patching, and
> insists this is better than silicone. That's when I got pissed and
> said "I only want silicone", and announced I will go to Home Depot.
>
> I worked in the home construction trades for over 30 years. I know
> what I want. and know what to use. I pity the average homeowner who
> takes this advice and ends up with a real mess because these idiot
> Walmart employes dont know anything but act like they do, just to make
> a quick sale. I never asked for their opinions in the first place. I
> only asked of they had any silicone caulk in the stock room.
As someone who listens to and works in the Retail trade, while also
working in the trades plumbing. Ive seen and heard more blowhards who
think they know it all and there is no other way but there way. Not to
say that of you but the Adhesive was wrong the roof patch will work
better than caulk as it doesn't shrink as bad, Caulking is the
handyman's secret weapon ahead of duct tape. Remember that we want
cheap prices at the store and think that employees should be low payed
while knowing all about the store. Where the thingmacallit is and how
to rewire a home people If you want good advice don't go to box store
but a Mom And Pop as they do care and have the time they own the
bussiness. If you can still find one in business
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